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Covanta Dade Renewable Energy, LLC

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Fractures — DORAL, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Covanta Dade Renewable Energy, LLC in DORAL, FLORIDA
Employer Covanta Dade Renewable Energy, LLC Report ID 2018087838
Address 6990 NW 97th Avenue City, State ZIP DORAL, FLORIDA 33178
Event Date August 1, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Conveyors-powered, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 562998 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 25.83000, -80.35000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working on a de-energized conveyor when the weight of a bearing slid down on top of one of his left-hand fingers, fracturing it.

Incident Summary

On August 1, 2018, a worker at Covanta Dade Renewable Energy, LLC in DORAL, FLORIDA suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with conveyors-powered, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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